United Engineering Report #22: June 1-4, ‘10
Workers returned to work on Tuesday full of motivation to get back at it after a much appreciated three day rest for Memorial Day Holiday. The short workweeks progress was also affected by heavy rains and gusty winds on Thursday afternoon and Friday morning.
The 6th floor north walkway was demolished and sandblasted during the week and steel placement commenced late on Friday in preparation for casting next Wednesday. The 2nd floor columns at the north walkway were also excavated and cast this week after inspection of demolition and reinforcement cleaning by Engineer.
The deck coating installation was completed at the north balconies except for the 2nd floor over the restaurant where extracurricular preparation was required because of the roof flashing installation.
The stucco sub has completed their original Scope of Work for the west elevation walls and is near completion of the decorative horizontal trim bands that were added for aesthetical purposes. The final stucco activities that remain are to “wrap-in” the steel columns and beams at the north and south elevations.
The painting at the east elevation is complete except for several areas where other work is in-progress, such as at the 2nd floor north balconies and at the 1st floor south patios. The south elevation painting from the 2nd to 7th floors commenced this week with the primer being finished on Friday. The elevation could have been completed except for the daily rains minimizing progress.
The plumbing, ac and electrical sub contractors are now in the “trim” mode but are occasionally called out to address a newly uncovered hidden condition.
The “rough” pool shell was completed this week and the plumbing was in-progress after the pavers and on-grade slab was removed by ConTech.
The balcony rails are installed from approximately the center of the building northward, except for the 2nd floor over the restaurant, and really look great.
The original Scope of Work for window wall installation was completed last week and the workers installed the closers and are adjusted the settings at the south Units this week.
In between the rains, the 1st floor promenade deck at the southern patios was extended, two sets of steps cast and an American Disabilities Act compliant ramp installed to accommodate impaired occupants.
Maintenance and Management lost some valuable time when the 2nd floor column work commenced because they were shut down during the excavation and sandblasting activities.
